Yes bus drivers left Alan Chilton and right Frank Birtwhistle at the United garage East Loftus about 1962. The garage was later Arriva and is now closed.
(photo courtesy of Alan chilton)
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Do you remember Redcar bus station like this? I do.
I don’t remember buses with names, it says Saltburn, Redcar and Marske on the side so I am presuming this was it’s route.
Difficult to say which Company owned this bus, but if it was the Loftus Company, then they eventually went bust and their assets were obtained by Mr Keith Watson at Saltburn. When his Bus enterprise failed they were all bought up by what went on to become The Saltburn Motor Services being taken over in August 1974 by Cleveland Transit. This company in turn becoming part of the Stagecoach group which no longer serves East Cleveland. How the wheels turn. Thanks to Chris Hall for his update.
This is a nice photo of Carlin How Square in the early 1950s. Notice all the telephone wires going to the large chimney stack on the centre house rather than to the lamppost as today. Also note the bus stand on the left where everyone used to catch the bus Loftus / Whitby Bound. The Bus on the right is marked Workmen, it is obviously the day shift ending time from Skinningrove works. Note also what was called Cunningham’s house in the centre of the junction at that time. (photo and caption courtesy Derick Pearson) I remember when we lived at East Loftus about this time a ’works return’ for dad used to be 3d a day, what’s that in today’s money less than 2p? joanj
Some of Norman’s workmates from the united bus depot at East Loftus, Norman is standing at the back next to Don Pinkney, 5th from the left in the second row is Glady’s Pinkney (nee Pearson) do you know any more names of the drivers and clippies? Ernest Shaw is identified as first left on back row by his son Derek Shaw.
Pity that the image is damaged. A United ’G’-type single decker plods valiantly on (it took more than a drop of rain to cancel a service in those days!).
Classic photograph – of a Bedford Duple and that it is the 1950’s. Alan Chilton advises us that this was part of the Saltburn Motor Services (Kelly Watsons) fleet operating from Loftus to Saltburn via Liverton Mines. That number plate would be worth a fortune! Thanks to Alan Chilton for the update. John
A very busy day on Mill Bank – two buses!, a lovely view of Kilton Beck and Kilton Mill, with Duck Hole pit in the background to the left.
The caption says ”Cleveland Train Service, Loftus and Skinningrove Motor Express”. I think this is an image of the bus service laid on by the North Eastern Railway when Kilton viaduct was being converted to an embankment. It shows an open bus outside Loftus Station. It took from 1907 to 1914 to convert Kilton Viaduct to an embankment and trains continued running, but in January 1911 cracks were noticed in a pier so trains were halted for a fortnight whilst extra tipping took place to safeguard the structure. This charabanc service operated between Loftus and Skinningrove Stations for those two weeks, and trains from Liverton Mines had to get to Cargo Fleet via Whitby and Battersby. Thank you Simon for the information. |
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